Maine 129th Legislature (2019-2020) Status: In Committee 4 D cosponsors

LD 949 — An Act To Prevent Overdose Deaths

Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 129th Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. On motion by Senator GRATWICK of Penobscot The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence

  3. Reports READ

  4. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  5. (Yeas 93 - Nays 47 - Absent 10 - Excused 1)

  6. ROLL CALL NO. 237

  7. On motion of Representative HYMANSON of York, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  8. Reports READ.

  9. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence

  10. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  11. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

  12. Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 18 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Michael SYLVESTER

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (177)

177 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP

Passed 93 Yea · 47 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 632508
Republican 22201
Democrat 81901
Unenrolled 0001
Independent 0100
Total 9347011
% of votes cast 62%31%0%7%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
ACKLEY of Monmouth — Nay
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
ANDREWS of Paris — Yea
AUSTIN of Skowhegan — Yea
AUSTIN of Gray — Yea
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Yea
BABINE of Scarborough — Yea
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Nay
BLUME of York — Nay
BROOKS of Lewiston — Nay
BRYANT of Windham — Yea
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Yea
CARDONE of Bangor — Nay
CEBRA of Naples — Not Voting
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Nay
COREY of Windham — Yea
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Yea
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Yea
CUDDY of Winterport — Yea
CURTIS of Madison — Yea
DENK of Kennebunk — Yea
DeVEAU of Caribou — Yea
DEVIN of Newcastle — Not Voting
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Yea
DOLLOFF of Rumford — Yea
DOORE of Augusta — Yea
DUNPHY of Old Town — Nay
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Nay
FARNSWORTH of Portland — Nay
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GIDEON of Freeport — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Not Voting
HAGGAN of Hampden — Yea
HANDY of Lewiston — Nay
HANINGTON of Lincoln — Yea
HANLEY of Pittston — Yea
HARNETT of Gardiner — Nay
HEAD of Bethel — Yea
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Yea
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Yea
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Not Voting
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Yea
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Yea
JORGENSEN of Portland — Nay
KESCHL of Belgrade — Yea
KINNEY of Knox — Yea
KORNFIELD of Bangor — Yea
KRYZAK of Acton — Yea
LANDRY of Farmington — Yea
LOCKMAN of Bradley — Yea
LYFORD of Eddington — Yea
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
MAREAN of Hollis — Yea
MAXMIN of Nobleboro — Nay
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Nay
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Nay
McDONALD of Stonington — Nay
McLEAN of Gorham — Nay
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Nay
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MORALES of South Portland — Nay
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Yea
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Yea
O'NEIL of Saco — Nay
ORDWAY of Standish — Yea
PAULHUS of Bath — Nay
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PEOPLES of Westbrook — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Yea
PICKETT of Dixfield — Yea
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Nay
REED of Carmel — Yea
RILEY of Jay — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Not Voting
RYKERSON of Kittery — Nay
SAMPSON of Alfred — Yea
SCHNECK of Bangor — Yea
SHARPE of Durham — Yea
SHEATS of Auburn — Nay
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Not Voting
STANLEY of Medway — Yea
STEARNS of Guilford — Yea
STETKIS of Canaan — Yea
STROM of Pittsfield — Yea
SYLVESTER of Portland — Nay
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
VEROW of Brewer — Not Voting
WHITE of Waterville — Not Voting
WHITE of Mars Hill — Yea
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Anne M. Carney Democrat Nay
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Christopher Kessler Democrat Nay
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Denise Tepler Democrat Nay
Donna Bailey Democrat Nay
Drew Gattine Democrat Nay
Holly Stover Democrat Not Voting
Janice Dodge Democrat Nay
Lori Gramlich Democrat Nay
Matt Moonen Democrat Nay
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Nay
Michael Brennan Democrat Nay
Michael Tipping Democrat Nay
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Nay
Parnell Terry Democrat Nay
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Nay
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Nay
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Nay
Sophia Warren Democrat Nay
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Nay
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Nay
Abigail Griffin Republican Yea
Amy Arata Republican Yea
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Yea
Bruce Bickford Republican Yea
Chad Perkins Republican Yea
Gary Drinkwater Republican Yea
Gregory Swallow Republican Yea
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joshua Morris Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Mark Cooper Republican Nay
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Nancy Theriault Republican Not Voting
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Yea
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Richard Campbell Republican Yea
Richard Mason Republican Yea
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Nay
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Yea
Steven Foster Republican Yea
William Tuell Republican Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Not Voting

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 949?
LD 949 is sponsored by Sophia Warren (Democrat), Rachel Talbot Ross (Democrat), Matt Moonen (Democrat), Ryan Fecteau (Democrat), Michael SYLVESTER, Barbara CARDONE, James HANDY, Colleen MADIGAN, and Joyce McCREIGHT.
What is the current status of LD 949?
This bill died with 129th Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track LD 949?
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